UFC President Dana White said Pacquiao could expect to hear from UFC lawyers if that was the case.

“That would be weird because he’s (McGregor) under contract with us,” White said following UFC Fight Night 123 in Fresno. “If that’s true, I will be suing Manny Pacquiao and whoever’s representing him. So, I’m assuming that’s not true.”

Former Champion Eyes Return

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar missed out on a featherweight title fight thanks to a broken orbital bone. Edgar sustained the injury while training for a bout against champion Max Holloway at UFC 218. Edgar was replaced by former featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Holloway earned a third-round TKO win over Aldo.

Former UFC lightweight champion is recovering from a broken orbital bone. (Photo by Michael Cohen/Getty Images)

Edgar told MMAjunkie he should be cleared to fight very soon and would be ready to step into the octagon to face Holloway in March.

“I think it’s the fight that makes most sense,” said Edgar. “We haven’t fought. He’s kind of running through everybody. Let’s me and him get it done. We had a plan. I know the fans want to see it. I’m pretty sure Max wants to fight me, so let’s make it happen.”

A Sick Baby And A UFC Fighter Don't Mix

After a second-round submission loss to Brian Ortega at UFC Fight Night 123, Cub Swanson said he did not feel well when he woke up on fight day. He also said he thought he knew exactly why he wasn’t feeling up to par before he warmed up for his main event bout against Ortega.

A run-in with a "deathly sick" baby didn't help Cub Swanson in the lead up to his fight against Brian Ortega. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

“It was a stressful day. I woke up a little sick this morning. I didn’t really want to tell my coaches.

“The funniest thing happened. Some guy walks up to me in the lobby, and he goes, ‘Hey, take a picture with my daughter,’ and he shoves her in my face. I was like, ‘all right.’ She was like screaming and crying. And she wouldn’t stay with me, so I hand her back after we took a picture together.

“He was like, ‘Oh yeah, I was going to go to open workouts, but my daughter is deathly sick. I was like, ‘Dude.’"

Big-Time KO

When Marlon Moraes joined the UFC, he was on a 13-fight winning streak. He finished eight of those fights before the final bell. Nut Moraes struggled a bit with his new promotion. He dropped a split decision to Raphael Assuncao in his UFC debut and followed that with a split-decision win over John Dodson.

In his third UFC fight, Moraes reminded us all of the kind of fighter he can be.

A little more than a minute into his bantamweight bout against Aljamain Sterling, Moraes landed a knee to his opponent’s head, as Sterling went in for a takedown. The blow knocked Sterling unconscious.

The brutal knockout earned Moraes a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus.

Historical Moment

Dec. 12 marked a historic day in UFC history. On that date in 2015, Conor McGregor knocked out Jose Aldo to become the UFC lightweight champion. The 13-second fight ended Aldo's winning streak of 18 fights that began in 2006. Fifteen of those wins had come in the WEC/UFC. Aldo claimed the WEC title in 2009, and when the UFC absorbed that promotion, he became the UFC champion.

Conor McGregor made history with a 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo two years ago this week. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images)

Aldo’s reign ended when he walked directly into a McGregor left hand. Aldo fell to the mat after the punch landed and absorbed two hammerfists on the ground before the referee could wave off the fight.

Going Under The Knife

UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is going to undergo shoulder surgery. Woodley had been on the fence regarding the surgery, but after a hoped for fight with Nate Diaz fell through he figures the time is right.

“What’s going to happen instead is I’m going to go ahead and get this shoulder repaired,” Woodley told TMZ. “I’ve been saying, ‘You know what, I don’t want to get it cut on, I don’t want to get it repaired.’ But if there’s no fight that really makes a ton of sense for me to take the risk, to not be 100 percent with my shoulder, then I’m going to go ahead and have it repaired. They’re not going to do a full orthopedic rehabilitation, but they’re going to do a scope and they’re going to anchor down some sides. Then I’m going to get some PRP (platelet-rich plasma), some stem cells. I’m doing everything.”

Big Money

The final numbers are in for the August 26 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor and they are good. Not record setting good, but pretty close.

The August 26 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor did some big numbers. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

According to Showtime, the pay-per-view event generated 4.3 million buys in North America, which put it second to the 4.6 million buys for the 2015 bout between Mayweather and Pacquiao. The total revenue for the fight exceeded $600 million.

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